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Character Decomposition
蒸=艹+烝
Etymology
Steam 烝 provides the meaning and sound
Meanings
to evaporate
(of cooking) to steam
torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)
finely chopped firewood (old)
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Words with 蒸 115 total
steamed in broth清蒸qīng zhēng(of sultry weather) to be stifling · (TCM) to treat a disease with fumes generated by burning medicinal herbs or with steam generated by boiling herbs · to fumigate熏蒸xūn zhēngto evaporate · (fig.) to vanish; to disappear蒸发zhēng fāto distill · distillation蒸馏zhēng liústeamer basket (e.g. for dim sum)蒸笼zhēng lóngvapor · steam蒸气zhēng qì(of a vapor etc) to rise · to hang in the air蒸腾zhēng téng
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